Thanks for your comment, Steve. Haven’t tested any of those out before, but the more solutions the merrier — would you mind sharing the scripts you found?
There are also scripts available for this that can run all these commands and set fan speeds based on an available temperature reading and be run via a cron command at minute, five minute, etc intervals.
Chances are, when you’re building a server, you’re on a very specific mission. Whether you’re looking to store files, hosting a game server, or trying to enter the HomeLab Hall of Fame, you know what you want your server to (ideally) do. In this blogpost, we’ll talk through 6 different types of servers, go over what to use each of them for, and explain in depth how their configurations differ.
You could flash the idrac down to a very old version, and I think it’s possible then on 14th gen. However, I haven’t done it myself.
— Karl Henselin